Failure by GPs to diagnose treatable causes had huge time, money and mental health costs for these men
After six years of trying for a baby and two failed rounds of IVF, Toby Trice found himself at his “lowest ebb”, feeling “lost, lonely and alienated from society”.
“We were in this dark phase of not knowing where we were at. All our friends and family around us had children and we were constantly reminded we couldn’t. It was soul-destroying.
“After the second round of IVF – and hope was ripped away from us – I had suicidal thoughts. I didn’t want to be around any more,” he said.
If a GP had tested Trice for the varicocele he was eventually diagnosed with, he might never have gone through such a painful process.
